infant sleep

Cry it out (CIO): Is it harmful or helpful?

August 11, 2008




About a month ago, I wrote a post outlining the scientific and emotional reasons why we have chosen not to use the Cry It Out (CIO) method with our children. In brief, the ten reasons are: CIO can cause harmful changes to babies' brains CIO can result in decreased intellectual, emotional and social development CIO can [...]

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Dr. Hale – Survey of Mothers' Sleep and Fatigue

July 17, 2008




Dr. Thomas Hale, who is well known for his research and findings on the safety of using various medications while nursing (Medications and Mothers' Milk), has teamed up with Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett to conduct a survey of mothers' sleep and fatigue. The survey is aimed at mothers' that have babies 12 months of age and younger (My baby is already [...]

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Cry it out (CIO): 10 reasons why it is not for us

July 5, 2008




Intuitively and instinctively, the cry it out (CIO) method (also known as sleep training or ferberizing or controlled crying) of getting a baby to sleep is not something I ever felt comfortable with. And as I did research on infant sleep, I learned about what normal infant sleep is and I also learned more about the [...]

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